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(Français) AGE-WELL is delighted to partner once again with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to provide a major funding opportunity for Canadian researchers through the Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Programme. The theme of the new AAL 2017 Call challenge is “AAL packages / integrated solutions” – integrating different solutions based on ICT

(Français) Beatrice Yazbek, 81, of Halifax has cared for her husband who has Parkinson’s disease for almost four years. It is has been rewarding, but the lifting, bending and pulling has been strenuous on her back. Now four of the couple’s adult children who live in town take turns sleeping at their parents’ condominium to

AGE-WELL welcomes the federal government’s budget commitments to innovation and training. The growth of smart homes, assistive and digital technologies is all around us and this budget recognizes the need to invest in the future of Canadian innovation. Budget 2017 includes: $125-million to launch a Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy $22.3-million over five years to establish

Tour a subterranean laboratory with a giant hydraulic motion simulator that can generate winter-like conditions such as ice and snow. Discover cutting-edge innovations designed to support healthy aging. It’s all part of two special evenings on April 4 & 5 from 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM hosted by AGE-WELL, Canada’s Technology and Aging Network, and

(Français) A clinical trial funded by AGE-WELL is underway to test a novel treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), a condition that affects 18 per cent of Canadian adults—and up to 500 million people worldwide. “OAB is a huge problem that does not really get a lot of attention,” says Dr. Paul Yoo, co-lead with Dr.